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scar tissues

scar tissues is the plural of scar tissue.

Meaning of scar tissue

Noun

scar tissue (usually uncountable, plural scar tissues)

  1. (usually) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, usually) The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.
    • So many people's lives have many broken relationships that have left behind psychological scar tissue.2010, Kevin Leman, Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, page 32

Questions about scar tissues

What is scar tissues the plural of?
Scar tissues is the plural of scar tissue.

Words near scar tissues in the dictionary

  1. scapus
  2. scar
  3. scar limestone
  4. scar limestones
  5. scar tissue
  6. scar tissues
  7. scar tree
  8. scar trees
  9. Scar-Jo
  10. scarab
  11. scarab beetle

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